Angelina Jolie reveals she has had a double mastectomy - video

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Actor revealed she has undergone the procedure to reduce her chances of getting breast cancer. She has a defective gene, BRCA1, which doctors told her had increased her risk of developing breast cancer to 87%. Jolie's mother died of the disease aged 56. The surgery, which began in February, had reduced her risk of breast cancer to less than 5%